Die Pflanzenqualität lässt sich durch Akklimatisationsmethoden gezielt beeinflussen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden, speziell von Ficus benjamina und Chamaedorea elegans, die innere (Kohlenhydrate, Chlorophyll und Flavonole) und äußere Qualität (Morphologie, Habitus und Vitalität) im Kontext erfasst und interpretiert. Dazu wurde zunächst für beide Pflanzenarten eine neue Methode zur Bestimmung der Zuckergehalte (Glucose, Fructose, Saccharose) erarbeitet. Die Kultivierung der Pflanzen erfolgte in fünf aufeinanderfolgenden praxisüblichen Phasen der Wertschöpfungskette: Produktion, Lichtakklimatisation, Dunkeltransport, Regeneration und Innenraum. Diese simulierten Phasen zogen verschiedene Wachstumsbedingungen nach sich, die insbesondere den Wachstumsfaktor Licht betrafen und sich variantenbezogen unterschieden. Die Kohlenhydratgehalte sanken im Laufe der Wertschöpfungskette bei F. benjamina um 15 bis 30 % und bei Ch. elegans um 50 %. Es zeigte sich, dass Lichtintensitäten unter 350 µmol m-2 s-1 den Kohlenhydratgehalt negativ beeinflussten, dabei waren Unterschiede bei den Pflanzenarten zu beobachten. Darauf aufbauend wurden weitere Versuche durchgeführt, die eine exogene Zuckerapplikation (Konzentration 7,5 g l-1, 10 g l-1, 20 g l-1 Saccharose) über die Flüssigdüngung hinsichtlich der Wirkung auf den Kohlenhydratgehalt und die Vitalität der Pflanzen testeten. Auch hier unterschieden sich die geprüften Pflanzenarten in ihrer Reaktion. Vor allem für Chamaedorea elegans erwies sich eine Zuckerdüngung als vorteilhaft. Die vorliegende Arbeit liefert für Wissenschaft und Praxis eine umfassende und aktuelle Übersicht über die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen zur Beeinflussung der Pflanzenqualität und -vitalität mittels Lichtakklimatisation und Zuckerdüngung. Erstmalig wurde die Entwicklung der Kohlenhydratgehalte über einen längeren Untersuchungszeitraum, mit Blick auf die zentralen Kultivierungsphasen, für beide Innenraumbegrünungspflanzen aufgezeigt. / Plant quality can be influenced by acclimatisation. Most of the previous studies on plants for interior landscaping focused mainly on external quality. Therefore, this thesis presents the results of a study on Ficus benjamina and Chamaedorea elegans, investigating and analysing primarily inner quality characteristics (carbohydrates, chlorophyll, and flavonols). However, external quality characteristics (morphology, habitus, and vitality) were considered as well. In a first step, a new method was developed to determine the sugar content (fructose, glucose, sucrose) for both species. Cultivation of F. benjamina and Ch. elegans plants was carried out in five consecutive steps following standard practice of the value chain: production, light acclimatisation, transport in darkness, regeneration and interior spaces. These phases simulated different cultivation conditions, particularly varying light treatments. During the value chain the carbohydrate content (sugar and starch) in F. benjamina decreased 15 to 30 % and in Ch. elegans about 50 %. Light intensities below 350 µmol m 2 s-1 diminished carbohydrate concentrations depending on the plant species investigated. Based on these findings additional experiments were undertaken testing sugar supplied via the nutrient solution (7.5 g l-1, 10 g l-1 and 20 g l-1 sucrose). Both species investigated responded with different carbohydrate concentration and vitality. Sugar nutrition was particularly beneficial for Ch. elegans. This work provides a comprehensive and current overview of the capabilities and limitations to influence plant quality and vitality by light acclimatisation and sugar nutrition. For the first time, carbohydrate dynamics in interior plants has been studied in long term experiments in relation to their key cultivation stages for two important model species.

Ce travail essaye de détecter les réelles potentialités apparentes et latentes d’un tourisme renouvelé dans deux sites remarquables de la Tunisie, d’une part, la chaine hôtelière de la ville de Sousse, en rapport avec la Médina, et d’autre part, le projet de restructuration convoitée pour une hôtellerie de luxe sis à la banlieue Nord de Tunis. Notons que, cette recherche soulève une démarche urgente pour répondre aux nouvelles exigences de développement et de durabilité des paysages touristiques. En l’occurrence, la Tunisie est un terrain d’application favori et annonciateur des horizons modernes plausibles pour des échelles spatiales différentielles, mais ils disposent tous les deux des ressources de richesses naturelles, patrimoniales, identitaires et socioéconomiques. Il a été question de saisir les différentes évolutions structurelles et institutionnelles du tourisme tunisien, ses atouts et ses contraintes, notamment, après la période du printemps arabe qualifiée d’une période « d’hésitation ». D’ores et déjà, il s’avère le rôle simpliste de l’Etat en s’articulant sur les relatives règles du contrôle et de l’assistance partielle pour le déroulement de cette ressource économique. Le secteur privé n’a pas révélé encore de réelles capacités de redressement et de reprise ; leurs actions restent globalement chimériques. C’est dans ce cadre que s’insère notre travail de recherche qui vise à mettre en place un nouveau modèle de tourisme de luxe qui renforce l’attraction de ces hôtels et leur permet d’attribuer un caractère culturel et patrimonial à travers un choix judicieux des sites d’étude. Au niveau de la ville de Sousse : la méthodologie suivie, se base sur une classification des hôtels qui ont vécu une démolition totale et reconstruction ; des hôtels qui ont eu une rénovation partielle ou intérieure en conservant les façades ; des hôtels qui ont gardé l’état initial et des hôtels qui ont changé d’activité principale. Le dysfonctionnement partiel observable de l’activité touristique exige des éléments de réponses urgentes quant aux aspirations et au développement des relations entre les structures hôtelières et les autres composantes de la ville, notamment, sa Médina. Le projet de réhabilitation de la Médina est un exemple peut offrir une autre image d’un paysage et d’une animation multi culturelle. De nos jours, la diversification des produits et des services touristiques est une nécessité et ce, pour esquiver au modèle uni fonctionnel basé sur un tourisme balnéaire de masse. Ce dernier doit être révisé tout en adoptant des stratégies de multifonctionnalité et de valorisation territoriale. Les enquêtes entreprises directement de la grille SERVQUAL, ont montré que l’effort déployé reste encore en dessous des normes, on enregistre des indicateurs significatifs. Pour la banlieue Nord de Tunis : Actuellement, le monde du tourisme est en évolution, ce qui nous a conduit à choisir une structure hôtelière en voie de reconversion en « hôtel de luxe ». Des déterminants ont été identifiés pour définir les composantes de conception et de création de ce nouveau tropisme touristique. Un essai de référentiel multi échelle est ainsi proposé pour qu’il soit un schéma d’aide à la décision pour tout programme de rénovation en « hôtellerie de luxe » en Tunisie. Une tentative de labélisation a été envisagée « nTulux » afin de prescrire des recommandations et des nouveaux repères à l’industrie du tourisme tunisien. / This work tries to detect the real apparent and latent potentialities of a renewed tourism in two remarkable sites of Tunisia. On the one hand, the hotel chain of the city of Sousse, in connection with the Medina, and on the other hand, the coveted restructuring project for a luxury hotel located in the northern cost of Tunis. It should be noted that this research raises an urgent approach to meet the new requirements for the development and sustainability of tourist landscapes. In this case, Tunisia is a favorite field of application and a predictor of plausible modern horizons for differential spatial scales. Both sites have resources of natural, patrimonial, identity and socio-economic wealth. It has been a question of grasping the various structural and institutional developments of Tunisian tourism, its strengths and its constraints, especially after the period of the Arab spring termed a period of "hesitation". Already, it turns out the simplistic role of the state by articulating the relative rules of control and partial assistance for the development of this economic resource. The private sector has not yet revealed real recovery and recovery capabilities; their actions remain globally chimerical. It is in this context that our research work, which aims to set up a new model of luxury tourism, reinforces the attraction of these hotels and allows them to attribute a cultural and heritage character through a choice of two judicious sites. At the level of the city of Sousse: the methodology followed, is based on a classification of the hotels which lived a total demolition and reconstruction; hotels that have had a partial or interior renovation while preserving the facades; hotels that have kept the original state and hotels that have changed main business. The partial observable dysfunction of the tourist activity requires elements of urgent answers regarding the aspirations and the development of the relations between the hotel structures and the other components of the city, in particular, its Medina. The Medina Rehabilitation Project is an example that can offer another image of a multi-cultural landscape and animation. Today, the diversification of tourism products and services is a necessity, to avoid the uni-functional model based on mass seaside tourism. The latter must be revised while adopting strategies of multifunctionality and territorial valorisation. Surveys undertaken directly from the SERVQUAL grid, have shown that the effort deployed remains below the norms, we record significant indicators. For the northern cost of Tunis: currently, the world of tourism is changing, which has led us to choose a hotel structure being converted into a "luxury hotel". Determinants have been identified to define the design and creation components of this new tourist tropism. A multi-scale benchmark test is proposed so that it is a decision-making scheme for a renovation program in "luxury hotels" in Tunisia. An attempt at labeling was considered "nTulux" to prescribe recommendations and new benchmarks to the Tunisian tourism industry.

Com o propósito de apresentar uma visão do mercado de paisagismo, no Estado de São Paulo, auxiliar no processo de formação dos agrônomos, para atuação nesta área, bem como contribuir para sua avaliação educacional, o presente trabalho analisou três diferentes focos de estudo: prestadoras de serviço de paisagismo, estudantes em fase de conclusão do curso de engenharia agronômica e docentes responsáveis pelo ensino de paisagismo, em instituições de ensino superior, no Estado de São Paulo. Para coleta de dados, realizou-se contato direto com os envolvidos nesta pesquisa, visando entrevistá-los, com questionário semi-estruturado, pelo método de amostragem nos dois primeiros focos, e como censo para o último. Capítulos específicos foram elaborados para apresentação de cada um dos pontos analisados, obtendo, em sua primeira discussão, a visão de que os serviços de paisagismo, no Estado, apresentam-se diretamente relacionados a jardins e utilização de plantas ornamentais, oferecidos por profissionais de diferentes formações, para atuação, neste setor. Assim, constatou-se a participação de arquitetos (25%), oriundos de cursos livres de paisagismo (25%), engenheiros agrônomos (23,33%), técnicos agrícolas (8,33%), concluintes do ensino médio (6,66%), técnicos em edificações (5%), biólogos (3,33%), matemáticos (1,66%), bem como outros (1,66%), sem qualquer formação ou instrução escolar; os analisados demonstraram otimismo quanto à prosperidade deste setor no Estado (96%). Quanto aos estudantes, observou-se que 55,4% consideraram-se satisfeitos com o embasamento da disciplina obrigatória que aborda o paisagismo; indicando que os recursos educacionais mais importantes são o contato com profissionais da área (87,75%), situações reais para desenvolvimento de projetos (79,9%) e software para desenvolvimento de projetos (73,04%); entretanto elencaram como recursos mais utilizados, durante a formação, materiais de desenho (71,08%), mesas próprias para desenho (62,25%) e situações reais para desenvolvimento de projetos (54,41%). Apresentaram, ainda, insegurança, quanto à sua capacitação, para atuação no mercado (58,33%); embora 22,55% dos estudantes pretendessem trabalhar com paisagismo, e 27,45% consideraram possível tal atuação. Quanto à pesquisa junto aos docentes, puderam ser identificadas três áreas em sua formação, sendo engenharia agronômica (85%), engenharia florestal (10%) e ciências biológicas (5%), além de apresentarem pós-graduação, em várias áreas do conhecimento. Esses docentes listaram 37 diferentes disciplinas obrigatórias da agronomia, pelas quais eram responsáveis e afirmaram que as empresas atuantes neste mercado não oferecem seus serviços da maneira como esta atividade requer (70%). 95% dos docentes mostraram-se favoráveis à atuação de equipes multiprofissionais, quando do oferecimento desses serviços, com preferência para atuação de engenheiros agrônomos e arquitetos. / Aiming to present a market overview of landscaping in the State of São Paulo, assist in the process of training agronomists to act in this field and contribute to the educational evaluation, in this context, this study examined three different foci of study: service providers of landscaping; students nearing completion of the agronomy course; and teachers responsible for teaching landscaping for the future agronomists in the state of São Paulo. For data collection, a direct contact was used with those involved in this research, with the purpose of interviewing them with a semi-structured survey, which was applied as sampling in the first two cases and as a census in the last one. Specific chapters were prepared to present each of the points analyzed, resulting, in the first discussion, in the view that landscaping services, in the State, present themselves as being directly related to the use of gardens and ornamental plants, offered by professionals who have a diversity in academic formation for working in this sector. The following included the participation of: architects (25%), people derived from open landscaping courses (25%), agronomists (23.33%), agricultural technicians (8.33%) high school graduates (6.66%), building technicians (5%), biologists (3.33%), mathematicians (1.66%), and those without any formal training or schooling (1.66%); which altogether showed optimism about the prosperity of this sector in the State (96%). In the second discussion developed, it was observed that 55.4% of students considered themselves satisfied with the basement of the compulsory subject that encompasses landscaping; they also indicated that the most important educational resources are: \"contact with professionals in the field\" (87.75%), \"real-life situations to develop projects\" (79.9%) and \"software to develop projects\" (73.04%), however the features most used during the training were: \"design materials\" ( 71.08%), \"design appropriate tables\" (62.25%), \"reallife situations to develop projects\" (54.41%); they demonstrated insecurity, in their formation, regarding their performance in the market (58.33%), despite this, 22.55% of students intended to work with landscaping, and 27.45% considered this activity a possibility. In the third debate, we identified three distinct fields of academic formation, regarding the teachers undergraduate schools, which capacitate agronomists in the activities of landscaping, which include: agronomy (85%), forest engineering (10%) and biological sciences (5%) which represented distinct formation fields in graduate school, and found themselves responsible for 37 different mandatory courses in agronomy. They argued that companies operating in this market do not offer their services in the way this activity needs to be done (70%), and 95% of the teachers favored the performance of multidisciplinary teams in providing these services, giving priority to the activities of agronomists and architects.

En el presente estudio se propone la Construcción de un Colegio de Alto Rendimiento (COAR) en la Ciudad de San Vicente de Cañete, Provincia de Cañete, Departamento de Lima, en el cual estudiarán los alumnos de los últimos tres grados de secundaria que tengan las mejores calificaciones para que puedan recibir una educación de alta calidad y exigencia, potenciando al máximo sus capacidades para beneficio de los estudiantes, sus familias y de la región donde habitan. La infraestructura propuesta está a nivel de escuelas similares de clase Mundial, con aulas implementadas con las últimas tecnologías, habitaciones y servicios para todos los alumnos, losas deportivas, cafeterías, comedor, biblioteca y áreas de recreación para crear un ambiente ideal para los estudiantes. El proyecto ha sido desarrollado respetando las Normas Arquitectónicas vigentes y requeridas para Colegios e Internados, buscando una integración con el ambiente natural que es una zona eminentemente agrícola y con mucha vegetación. Consta de seis volúmenes totalmente integrados. La infraestructura propuesta, además de ser usada por los alumnos, ha sido diseñada para que pueda ser utilizada por la población durante la temporada de vacaciones, dando así este importante aporte a la comunidad. / The present study proposes the Construction of a High Performance College (COAR) in the City of San Vicente de Cañete, Province of Cañete, Department of Lima, in which the students of the last three grades of high school who have the best grades will study so that they can receive high quality education, maximizing their capacities for the benefit of the students, their families and the region where they live. The proposed infrastructure is at the level of similar World Class schools, with classrooms implemented with the latest technologies, rooms and services for all students, sports facilities, cafeterias, dining room, library and recreation areas to create an ideal environment for students. The project has been developed respecting the current and mandatory Architectural Standards for schools and boarding schools, looking for an integration with the natural environment that is an eminently agricultural area with lots of vegetation. It consists of dix fully integrated volumes. The infrastructure implemented, besides being used by the students, has been designed so that it can be used by the population during the holiday season, thus giving this important contribution to the community. / Tesis

Stormwater nonpoint source pollution (NPSP) is a result of diffuse sources of pollutants transported by rainfall and surface runoff into stormwater ponds and drainage systems before percolating into the ground. In particular, the nutrients found in fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides applied in excess by homeowners and landscapers can cause a range of issues in stormwater ponds from fish kills to eutrophication. As a result, Manatee County, Florida has issued a fertilizer ordinance with best management practices (BMPs) and a fertilizer black out period to reduce NPSP. This study is aimed at capturing the perceptions of residents which affect stormwater NPSP through their behaviors, awareness, and knowledge. Interviews, surveys,and observational data were used to establish social indicator scores, gather qualitative data, and evaluate outreach efforts surrounding the Manatee County fertilizer ordinance and the function stormwater ponds in Lakewood Ranch. Results showed that residents substantially lacked awareness of the fertilizer ban, ordinance and grass clipping violation fine. Outreach questions revealed that 69% of residents had not seen any materials related to the ban. While residents' feelings generally ranged from neutral to positive with regard to shoreline and aquatic plants, they remained resistant to the actual installation of the plants. The results also indicated that residents were well aware of the purposes shoreline plants serving as barriers and nutrient filters. In addition, Key Informant interviews revealed that while residents understood the environmental consequences of their actions, they maintained their behavior to adhere to deeply rooted social norms.

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Os espaços externos das indústrias, locais freqüentados pelos funcionários, tem grande relevância no modo de comportamento dos usuários. Esses espaços possibilitam o restauro de energias e diminuição do nível de estresse, causado pela rotina das várias horas diárias dedicadas às empresas. A qualidade de tais ambientes é fator determinante para a saúde física e mental desses trabalhadores, e o papel da vegetação é fundamental na obtenção de níveis satisfatórios para o bem estar do usuário. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a percepção dos usuários em relação à presença da vegetação nos espaços externos das indústrias. Para efetuar essa compreensão foram desenvolvidos dois estudos de caso em indústrias que possuem tratamento paisagístico. Os estudos de caso foram feitos em uma indústria siderúrgica e uma indústria metalúrgica. Após a revisão bibliográfica, visitas às indústrias para observação e registros, foram efetuadas 31 entrevistas, em cada indústria, em horário de descanso, nos locais externos, para compreender as preferências e locais mais visitados. A proposta foi registrar informações que irão auxiliar aos planejadores de espaços externos industriais, na elaboração de projetos mais eficazes no sentido do bem estar, e que atendam melhor as necessidades dos usuários. O resultado da pesquisa demonstra que a vegetação nos espaços abertos das indústrias é extremamente relevante na questão do conforto, e muito freqüentada. A grande maioria dos entrevistados manifestou tal aspecto e sugeriu que é um benefício que a empresa presta, repercutindo também na qualidade de vida pessoal fora do ambiente de trabalho. / External spaces at industrial plants, used by the employees, are highly relevant for the behavior of their users. These spaces allow restoring energy and reducing levels of stress caused by the routine of the several hours a day devoted to the company. The quality of these environments is a determining factor for the physical and mental health of these workers, and the role of vegetation is essential to achieve satisfactory levels for the user's wellbeing. The objective of this study was to investigate the users' perception concerning the presence of vegetation in the external spaces of industrial plants. In order to understand this, two case studies were performed at industrial plants where landscaping treatment is provided. The case studies were performed at a steel mill and a metallurgical plant. After a review of literature, visits to plants to observe and record information, 31 interviews were performed at each plant, during the workers' break, in external areas, to understand the preferences and most visited places. The proposal was to record information which will help planners of external spaces at industrial plants to prepare programs that would be more effective for wellbeing and better respond to the users' needs. The result of the research shows that vegetation in the open spaces of industrial plants is extremely relevant for comfort and it is much visited. Most of the interviewees expressed this aspect and suggest that it is a benefit provided by the company, with repercussions on the quality of personal life, outside the working environment.

The aim of this work is to determine the effect of the application of catch crops in crop rotation in the cadastral territory Vrábče in Czech Budweis. Erosion washing away from the land is calculated using the USLE, also compared washing off using conventional crop rotation and intercropping with the application process. Analyze here the influence of intercropping to increase anti-erosion effect of vegetation cover. The resulting values of erosion are transported using erosion of crop rotations with intercropping significantly reduced.

Os espaços externos das indústrias, locais freqüentados pelos funcionários, tem grande relevância no modo de comportamento dos usuários. Esses espaços possibilitam o restauro de energias e diminuição do nível de estresse, causado pela rotina das várias horas diárias dedicadas às empresas. A qualidade de tais ambientes é fator determinante para a saúde física e mental desses trabalhadores, e o papel da vegetação é fundamental na obtenção de níveis satisfatórios para o bem estar do usuário. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a percepção dos usuários em relação à presença da vegetação nos espaços externos das indústrias. Para efetuar essa compreensão foram desenvolvidos dois estudos de caso em indústrias que possuem tratamento paisagístico. Os estudos de caso foram feitos em uma indústria siderúrgica e uma indústria metalúrgica. Após a revisão bibliográfica, visitas às indústrias para observação e registros, foram efetuadas 31 entrevistas, em cada indústria, em horário de descanso, nos locais externos, para compreender as preferências e locais mais visitados. A proposta foi registrar informações que irão auxiliar aos planejadores de espaços externos industriais, na elaboração de projetos mais eficazes no sentido do bem estar, e que atendam melhor as necessidades dos usuários. O resultado da pesquisa demonstra que a vegetação nos espaços abertos das indústrias é extremamente relevante na questão do conforto, e muito freqüentada. A grande maioria dos entrevistados manifestou tal aspecto e sugeriu que é um benefício que a empresa presta, repercutindo também na qualidade de vida pessoal fora do ambiente de trabalho. / External spaces at industrial plants, used by the employees, are highly relevant for the behavior of their users. These spaces allow restoring energy and reducing levels of stress caused by the routine of the several hours a day devoted to the company. The quality of these environments is a determining factor for the physical and mental health of these workers, and the role of vegetation is essential to achieve satisfactory levels for the user's wellbeing. The objective of this study was to investigate the users' perception concerning the presence of vegetation in the external spaces of industrial plants. In order to understand this, two case studies were performed at industrial plants where landscaping treatment is provided. The case studies were performed at a steel mill and a metallurgical plant. After a review of literature, visits to plants to observe and record information, 31 interviews were performed at each plant, during the workers' break, in external areas, to understand the preferences and most visited places. The proposal was to record information which will help planners of external spaces at industrial plants to prepare programs that would be more effective for wellbeing and better respond to the users' needs. The result of the research shows that vegetation in the open spaces of industrial plants is extremely relevant for comfort and it is much visited. Most of the interviewees expressed this aspect and suggest that it is a benefit provided by the company, with repercussions on the quality of personal life, outside the working environment.

Os espaços externos das indústrias, locais freqüentados pelos funcionários, tem grande relevância no modo de comportamento dos usuários. Esses espaços possibilitam o restauro de energias e diminuição do nível de estresse, causado pela rotina das várias horas diárias dedicadas às empresas. A qualidade de tais ambientes é fator determinante para a saúde física e mental desses trabalhadores, e o papel da vegetação é fundamental na obtenção de níveis satisfatórios para o bem estar do usuário. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a percepção dos usuários em relação à presença da vegetação nos espaços externos das indústrias. Para efetuar essa compreensão foram desenvolvidos dois estudos de caso em indústrias que possuem tratamento paisagístico. Os estudos de caso foram feitos em uma indústria siderúrgica e uma indústria metalúrgica. Após a revisão bibliográfica, visitas às indústrias para observação e registros, foram efetuadas 31 entrevistas, em cada indústria, em horário de descanso, nos locais externos, para compreender as preferências e locais mais visitados. A proposta foi registrar informações que irão auxiliar aos planejadores de espaços externos industriais, na elaboração de projetos mais eficazes no sentido do bem estar, e que atendam melhor as necessidades dos usuários. O resultado da pesquisa demonstra que a vegetação nos espaços abertos das indústrias é extremamente relevante na questão do conforto, e muito freqüentada. A grande maioria dos entrevistados manifestou tal aspecto e sugeriu que é um benefício que a empresa presta, repercutindo também na qualidade de vida pessoal fora do ambiente de trabalho. / External spaces at industrial plants, used by the employees, are highly relevant for the behavior of their users. These spaces allow restoring energy and reducing levels of stress caused by the routine of the several hours a day devoted to the company. The quality of these environments is a determining factor for the physical and mental health of these workers, and the role of vegetation is essential to achieve satisfactory levels for the user's wellbeing. The objective of this study was to investigate the users' perception concerning the presence of vegetation in the external spaces of industrial plants. In order to understand this, two case studies were performed at industrial plants where landscaping treatment is provided. The case studies were performed at a steel mill and a metallurgical plant. After a review of literature, visits to plants to observe and record information, 31 interviews were performed at each plant, during the workers' break, in external areas, to understand the preferences and most visited places. The proposal was to record information which will help planners of external spaces at industrial plants to prepare programs that would be more effective for wellbeing and better respond to the users' needs. The result of the research shows that vegetation in the open spaces of industrial plants is extremely relevant for comfort and it is much visited. Most of the interviewees expressed this aspect and suggest that it is a benefit provided by the company, with repercussions on the quality of personal life, outside the working environment.